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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 08/16/2018
Church Fire in Greater OST / South Union Area of Houston
WHAT:
Church Fire
WHEN:
August 15, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.
WHERE:
4101 Cosby St, 77021
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$450 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$60 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
The cause was ruled accidental by HFD Arson Investigators.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find light smoke coming from a small church. They forced entry and found a small fire in a computer room on the second floor with no extension outside the room. Firefighters were unable to determine the cause, so arson investigators were requested.  The fire was extinguished with crews from Stations 26, 33, 46 and 24 responding to the incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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